is this enough support to prevent slab bulging?
mikeysp
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Editied for clarity.
Hi, we are pouring a floating slab in zone 4a for our shop.
Do I have enough kickers to prevent bulging for my slab?
Details:
1-1/2″x 12″ actual dimension pine form board.
2×4 waler? below form top edge.
Kickers every 4ft.
I will also place about 5″ of the soil used for pad along bottom edge of form board.
At the 8ft O.C. concrete piers I used a single 3″ Tapcon to hold form board height while I did the real supports.
Slab details:
5″ concrete
plastic
2″ recycled 25psi XPS (2 pieces of 1″).
4″ gravel
pad
Thank you.
-Mike
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I reworded the question for brevity and clarity hoping I can get some advice.
Mike,
I am waiting for the weather to improve to pour two slabs with much less support than that one. With a dry mix there should be next to no lateral pressure on the forms. The situation is not the same as pouring stem-walls, which have to carry the weight of a considerable depth of concrete.